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Man charged in Troost homicide

Prosecutors have charged a 23-year-old Kansas City with murder in connection with a fatal shooting late Tuesday near 75th Street and Troost Avenue.

De-Mon M. Woolridge, 24, of Kansas City, was shot outside a liquor store. Police said the shooter fled the scene in Woolridge's car. Witnesses said there had been an altercation in the parking lot between Woolridge and another man.

Officers traced the car to a home near 72nd Street and Lydia Avenue. After a standoff at the house that lasted several hours, police said they took a small group of people into custody.

Prosecutors announced that Raymond Douglas has been charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action.

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